Hold onto your hats! Very active sunspot region 3310 just belched out an M 8.9 fare (almost X-class), and is about to become Earth-facing.

Via Spaceweather.com - A DANGEROUS SUNSPOT: Growing sunspot AR3311 has an unstable 'beta-gamma-delta' magnetic field that harbors energy for strong solar flares. NOAA forecasters say there is a 75% chance of M-class flares and a 35% chance of X-flares on May 21st. "

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